ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Demonstrators returned to the Pulse memorial site in Orlando on Sunday, one day after a demonstrator was attacked during a chalk protest outside the nightclub where 49 people were killed in a 2016 mass shooting.
The confrontation, captured on video, showed a demonstrator being assaulted after what witnesses described as verbal threats. “He has been saying the entire time we should all die,” said demonstrator Zane Aparicio, who goes by Cait. “It won’t be hard for him to acquire a weapon.”
Despite the attack, people were back on Sunday, chalking messages on the sidewalk and calling for peace. Some carried fliers for an emergency rally in response to Saturday’s violence, but organizers said safety concerns prevented a large-scale gathering…